Senior Coordinator

NHS; Watford; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health service provider in Watford is seeking a Senior Coordinator to support individuals with learning disabilities. You will lead on providing additional support and contribute to training offers within the Positive Behavioural Support Framework. Ideal candidates will have a professional qualification in health or social care, and experience in supporting people with learning disabilities. This permanent position offers a salary range of £38,682 to £46,580 per annum, with flexible working options.

Qualifications

• An appropriate degree level professional qualification in health and or social care or equivalent.
• Proven experience in services for people with a learning disability.
• Experience of multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary working.

Responsibilities

• Lead on providing additional support within the Positive Behavioural Support Framework.
• Facilitate the person's timely access to support services.
• Monitor the quality of services and supports.

Skills

Experience in services for people with a learning disability

Communication and negotiation skills

Person-centred approaches

Education

Professional qualification in health or social care

Job description

Job summary

Working within the Positive Behavioural Support Framework, the Senior Coordinator will lead on providing additional support, and contribute to PPT's training offer, for members of a person's care and support network.

This non-clinical role is an integral part of the Specialist Learning Disabilities Service in Hertfordshire and will provide a key role in supporting other members of the team, liaising with clinical colleagues from within the service, as well as other members of the care network from external health and social care organisations.

Main duties of the job

The Senior Co-ordinator's role will include:

Working within the Positive Behavioural Support Framework.

Providing additional support for people with a learning disability - and their care network - to live in welcoming and supportive communities.

Providing personalised, flexible and responsive support to assist individuals, their families, paid carers, services and communities to access accurate and timely information to clarify their goals, strengths and needs

Supporting the referred person and their families/carers to plan, select and receive needed supports and services

Assisting people and their supports/services to manage barriers and constraints in achieving their preferred lifestyle, including:

Assisting local services to act early before the barriers and constraints jeopardise the person's ability to remain in their local community

To identify creative and effective local solutions

Support the person's access to social care services and other additional supports

Facilitating the person's timely access to other functions within the Specialist Learning Disabilities Service and other specialist health supports when needed

Monitoring the quality of services and supports and the implementation of established support plans and protocols.

Supporting the development of inclusive communities through partnership and collaboration with individuals and families/carers, local organisations and the broader community.

About us

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.

Our family of over 4000 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.

The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Our Trust values are:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!

Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be?

Details Date posted

29 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

367-LD&F-9581

Job locations

Colne House, Watford

21 Upton Road

Watford

WD18 0JP

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for this Senior Coordinator role in the attachment section

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for this Senior Coordinator role in the attachment section

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• An appropriate degree level professional qualification in health and or social care or equivalent
• Relevant post qualification training in areas including for example Person centred approaches

Desirable

• Relevant qualification training such as: Positive Behaviour Support, Person Centred Active Support, Person Centred Planning

Experience Essential

• Proven experience in services for people with a learning disability
• Experience of multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary working.
• Experience of partnership working with service users and carers, demonstrating dignity and respect.

Desirable

• Experience of supporting people with a learning disability and their family/carers to develop person centred plans

Knowledge Essential

• Commitment to principles of social inclusion and demonstrated experience of working in a personcentred way.
• Highly developed verbal and written communication and negotiation skills with the ability to build and nurture relationships, including the ability to advocate for others.
• Demonstrated ability to develop plans and achieve positive outcomes for individuals within the context of organisational policy, procedures and resources.

Desirable

• Developed skills as a supervisor.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• An appropriate degree level professional qualification in health and or social care or equivalent
• Relevant post qualification training in areas including for example Person centred approaches

Desirable

• Relevant qualification training such as: Positive Behaviour Support, Person Centred Active Support, Person Centred Planning

Experience Essential

• Proven experience in services for people with a learning disability
• Experience of multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary working.
• Experience of partnership working with service users and carers, demonstrating dignity and respect.

Desirable

• Experience of supporting people with a learning disability and their family/carers to develop person centred plans

Knowledge Essential

• Commitment to principles of social inclusion and demonstrated experience of working in a personcentred way.
• Highly developed verbal and written communication and negotiation skills with the ability to build and nurture relationships, including the ability to advocate for others.
• Demonstrated ability to develop plans and achieve positive outcomes for individuals within the context of organisational policy, procedures and resources.

Desirable

• Developed skills as a supervisor.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details Employer name

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colne House, Watford

21 Upton Road

Watford

WD18 0JP

Employer's website

https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colne House, Watford

21 Upton Road

Watford

WD18 0JP

Employer's website

https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)